The Madras High Court has criticised a Sessions Judge, a Judicial Magistrate and the police for being ignorant of legal procedures even in a case involving national security. It has directed Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy to conduct

‘Blind leading the blind’: Irked Madras High Court rebukes judicial officers for a comedy of errors
Justices P.N. Prakash and N. Anand Venkatesh direct Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy to conduct refresher courses for district judges with special focus on enactments such as UAPA

The Madras High Court has criticised a Sessions Judge, a Judicial Magistrate and the police for being ignorant of legal procedures even in a case involving national security. It has directed Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy to conduct refresher courses for judicial officers with special focus on enactments such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1967.

Dealing with the bail plea of a person suspected to be a Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) member, Justices P.N. Prakash and N. Anand Venkatesh said, the wrong procedures followed by a Judicial Magistrate on the directions of a Sessions Judge remind them of Lord Jesus’ famous parable where he asked his disciples: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not fall into a p